Health Information Administrator

Job Requisition ID: 56897
Opening Date: 06/23/2026
Closing Date: 07/07/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATOR - 18041
Salary: Anticipated Salary: (Effective 7/1/26) $5,328 - $7,480 per month ($63,936 - $89,760 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm; 30-minute unpaid lunch
Headquarter Location: 4200 N Oak Park Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60634
Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Chicago-Read Mental Health Center
Health Information Management
Work County: Cook

To be considered, applicants must apply through our official website.

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Position Overview
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Health Information Administrator for the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center located in Chicago, Illinois to provide professional direction of the overall health information services program to include planning, organizing, and supervising the preparation and maintenance of medical, clinical, and statistical records and reports. In accordance with state and federal laws, accrediting and regulatory agencies and facility rules and regulations, manage the overall direction and supervision of the health information operations. Serves as working supervisor.

Essential Functions
• Functions as the Health Information Administrator to provide professional direction of the overall health information services program to include planning, organizing, and supervising the preparation and maintenance of medical, clinical and statistical records and reports.
• Monitors complex abstracting, analysis and interpreting of health information data and records.
• Serves as a working supervisor.
• Monitors and directs daily admissions and discharges, analysis, transcription and coding services.
• Maintains and updates medical records’ forms and facility’s Forms Manual.
• Verifies staff responds to all correspondence requests within the required time frames and assures that patient confidentiality and privacy standards are followed.
• Provides communication and support to administration regarding the health information services program and serves on appointed committees.
• Conducts assistance and in-service training to the facility for new or revised health information standards, HIPAA privacy revisions, or new HIM technology.
• Participates in all Department of Human Services (DHS) and Chicago-Read Mental Health Center (CRMHC) mandatory training as directed or scheduled.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications
• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college and certification by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and one (1) year of professional experience in a health information records facility OR requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of high school, completion of an approved medical records training program plus certification by the American Health Information Management Association as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience as an RHIT in management of a medical records program.

Conditions of Employment
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
*Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)